diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DragLayer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DragLayer.java
index dc0ba90..56886a1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DragLayer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DragLayer.java
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
-import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
-import android.view.*;
+import android.view.KeyEvent;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
 import android.view.animation.DecelerateInterpolator;
@@ -106,21 +108,31 @@
         final int n = getChildCount();
         for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
             final View child = getChildAt(i);
-            final FrameLayout.LayoutParams flp = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) child.getLayoutParams();
-            if (child instanceof Insettable) {
-                ((Insettable)child).setInsets(insets);
-            } else {
-                flp.topMargin += (insets.top - mInsets.top);
-                flp.leftMargin += (insets.left - mInsets.left);
-                flp.rightMargin += (insets.right - mInsets.right);
-                flp.bottomMargin += (insets.bottom - mInsets.bottom);
-            }
-            child.setLayoutParams(flp);
+            setInsets(child, insets, mInsets);
         }
         mInsets.set(insets);
         return true; // I'll take it from here
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void addView(View child, int index, android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams params) {
+        super.addView(child, index, params);
+        setInsets(child, mInsets, new Rect());
+    }
+
+    private void setInsets(View child, Rect newInsets, Rect oldInsets) {
+        final FrameLayout.LayoutParams flp = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) child.getLayoutParams();
+        if (child instanceof Insettable) {
+            ((Insettable) child).setInsets(newInsets);
+        } else {
+            flp.topMargin += (newInsets.top - oldInsets.top);
+            flp.leftMargin += (newInsets.left - oldInsets.left);
+            flp.rightMargin += (newInsets.right - oldInsets.right);
+            flp.bottomMargin += (newInsets.bottom - oldInsets.bottom);
+        }
+        child.setLayoutParams(flp);
+    }
+
     private boolean isEventOverFolderTextRegion(Folder folder, MotionEvent ev) {
         getDescendantRectRelativeToSelf(folder.getEditTextRegion(), mHitRect);
         if (mHitRect.contains((int) ev.getX(), (int) ev.getY())) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ItemInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ItemInfo.java
index 8c4cefd..36ba6c1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ItemInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ItemInfo.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 /**
  * Represents an item in the launcher.
  */
-class ItemInfo {
+public class ItemInfo {
     
     static final int NO_ID = -1;
     
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index ce6b20e..3bd796b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
+import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
@@ -4502,6 +4503,25 @@
                 DISMISS_CLING_DURATION, true);
     }
 
+    public ItemInfo createAppDragInfo(Intent appLaunchIntent) {
+        ResolveInfo ri = getPackageManager().resolveActivity(appLaunchIntent, 0);
+        if (ri == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return new AppInfo(getPackageManager(), ri, mIconCache, null);
+    }
+
+    public ItemInfo createShortcutDragInfo(Intent shortcutIntent, CharSequence caption,
+            Bitmap icon) {
+        return new ShortcutInfo(shortcutIntent, caption, icon);
+    }
+
+    public void startDrag(View dragView, ItemInfo dragInfo, DragSource source) {
+        dragView.setTag(dragInfo);
+        mWorkspace.onDragStartedWithItem(dragView);
+        mWorkspace.beginDragShared(dragView, source);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Prints out out state for debugging.
      */
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
index dafabb8..fc087a8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
@@ -71,7 +71,14 @@
     protected Intent getIntent() {
         return intent;
     }
-    
+
+    ShortcutInfo(Intent intent, CharSequence title, Bitmap icon) {
+        this();
+        this.intent = intent;
+        this.title = title;
+        mIcon = icon;
+    }
+
     public ShortcutInfo(Context context, ShortcutInfo info) {
         super(info);
         title = info.title.toString();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index 21c546d..9ffd044 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 /**
  * Various utilities shared amongst the Launcher's classes.
  */
-final class Utilities {
+public final class Utilities {
     private static final String TAG = "Launcher.Utilities";
 
     private static int sIconWidth = -1;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     /**
      * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view.
      */
-    static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context) {
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context) {
         synchronized (sCanvas) { // we share the statics :-(
             if (sIconWidth == -1) {
                 initStatics(context);